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Success Reimagined
Hey there! Thanks so much for your interest in getting to know me and my work. Everything I do is rooted in my passion to see individuals, businesses, and communities do well and be well.
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Like many, I was attracted to the idea of success from an early age. I became a high performer early in life, excelling in school and fearlessly pursuing my dreams. I achieved above-average levels of success in my career and publicly looked the part, but my inner reality fell short of the external presentation. While continuing the pursuit of career and financial goals, I began a journey to find a way to secure an aligned internal experience.
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What I learned was that, without redefining the concept of success, individuals and businesses fall short of being their best. I'm very happy to say that I cracked the code and have discovered how to enJOY life in real life... to be successful in career AND life, and I'm on a mission to help others do the same.
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I leverage my unique combination of human behavior expertise and innovative approach to business strategy to help individuals, businesses, and communities move beyond antiquated definitions of success so that they can realize wealth AND well-being. I look forward to connecting with you to explore opportunities for partnership.
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Sincerely,
Let's do well AND be well...
together!
Elizabeth... the human.
The code of conduct for professionals is to keep business and personal separate. While we all know that reputation management is real and there is certainly a need for boundaries and thoughtfulness in how we present ourselves in various environments, I believe that traditional definitions of professionalism facilitate self-suppression and inauthentic presentations of self that lead to diminished personal and professional outcomes. The reality is that we all wear many hats and are many things to many people. There are many faces that, collectively, make us who we are.
I believe that authenticity is one of the greatest gifts one can give themselves and that the best business and personal relationships are built upon common interests and synergy that can only be realized in the presence of authenticity. That said, I'm inspired to model vulnerability and transparency and share beyond my professional accomplishments and roles with an expectation that those individuals and organizations whose identities and cultures align with mine will see themselves in me, leading to an opportunity to connect and collaborate.
Dr. Joy... the professional.
Founder and CEO of Joy Society Enterprises, Dr. Elizabeth Joy provides strategic advising, consulting, and coaching for equitable wealth creation through economic development, business scaling and expansion, and investment. As a human behavior expert and business strategist who firmly believes wealth and well-being are prerequisites to success, Elizabeth dedicates her life to developing and facilitating solutions that improve individual, organizational, and societal outcomes.
Dr. Joy's interest in the intersection of wealth and well-being inspired her primary research on the impact of personal life experiences on the career path success of elite performers, including entrepreneurs, corporate CEOs, and former NBA and NFL players. Leveraging the Success as a Protector Factor theory that emerged from this work, Dr. Joy specializes in discreet, clinically-informed crisis intervention and personal and professional development for high-profile male entrepreneurs, executives, athletes, and physicians. Ultimately, she facilitates growth and learning allowing clients to elevate from being elite at their craft to being elite in life.
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Elizabeth launched The Joy Society Community to provide an affordable solution for emerging entrepreneurs and leaders who aspire to realize wealth and well-being. The GPS for Success program provides education, community, and accountability through assessments, workbooks, coaching, workshops, and self-paced learning modules. Membership is designed to facilitate disruption that gives way to momentum for accelerated, sustainable financial, personal, and relational growth.​
EDUCATION
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Ph.D. Industrial & Organizational Psychology
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Master of Social Work
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Master of Business Administration
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Bachelor of Science in Social Work
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURES
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PROSCI Change Management Certified
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Board Certified Coach (BCC)
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Emotional Quotient-Inventory (EQ-i) 2.0/360 Certified Admin.
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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Administrator
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Licensed Independent Social Worker - Supervisor (LISW-S)
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Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III (LCDCIII)
CORE COMPETENCIES
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Holistic success for elite performers
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Crisis response & change management
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Emotional intelligence
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Economic development & minority business
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Business strategies for growth
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​New-age executive & leadership development
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Human-centered organizational culture
Dr. Joy lends her leadership to various initiatives and organizations beyond her own. ​​As the President and CEO of the Columbus CEO Collective, Dr. Joy partners with organizations, including the Minority Business Development Agency, the African American CEO Roundtable, the State of Ohio Department of Development Minority Business Divison, the Columbus Partnership, Intel, and the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council, to support efforts to institutionalize the minority business ecosystem. The CCEOC provides leadership, access, and advocacy for Black wealth-building and economic mobility.
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What I Do
Strategic advising, consulting, & coaching for human-centered wealth creation through economic development, business expansion, and investment.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
FOR CORPORATIONS
My Book
You Survived... Now What? A Road Map to Reclaiming Life
The journey of life is one of ups, downs, successes and failures. If life's hardships have caused you to stall or detour, You Survived, Now What? will give you the road map needed to get on track. Written by Elizabeth Joy (then Elizabeth Williams), she combines her professional experience as a Licensed Social Worker with her personal experience as a trauma survivor to inspire, educate, and empower you to begin and complete the journey of restoration.